Surprisingly we woke to a glorious morning in Ulapool. The tent was still wet so had to shammy it down. It was getting a regular occurance. I think its rained every night this trip. We set off back on the main roads towards Gruinard and Laide. Was a nice drive through the valley despite some …
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We woke up to a glorious morning in Scourie. Through the night was torrential rain so we used the shammy to dry the tent again before putting it away. Breakfast and a cup of tea in the sun and then off we headed towards Tongue bridge. Lovely drive down and some beautiful views from high …
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Didn’t manage to get the clothes washed and dry at the caravan but we got everything else reorganised ready for the rest of leg 4. Bobby and I had a terrible sleep but it was nice to not have to pitch the tent. Was overcast but sun was starting to try get out. You can …
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Had a great sleep so woke up fresh today. The rain was still coming down but we got up worked hard as a team and got the tent away despite the bombarding rain. The exhaust was rattling again so bobby stopped to get a spring washer at a local garage/supply store W&A Geddes. They were …
Read more “Day 5 Wick to Beattyhill”
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Had planned to get up at 5am today. The high tide was due in at just after 6am so thought we could head along to chanory point to get another shot at seeing the dolphins. When the alarms went off, the rain was bouncing off the tent. In bad weather the dolphins tend to go …
Read more “DAY 4 Fortrose Bay to Wick”
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The sun was shinning when we woke at ACDC glamping, it had been battering down through the night so we had some breakfast to let the tent dry off a bit. We then took the shammy to ensure fully dry before packing it away. When we set off we were surprised at how beautiful the …
Read more “DAY 3 New Aberdour to Fortrose Bay”
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Nervous, anxious and excited all in one. It had finally arrived. The months of planning had been hard going but the adventure was now here. Fueled up and raring to go we got an amazing send off from family and friends along with the local press. It took us until Dysart to realise we forgot …
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22nd July, Gretna – Duns – (90miles) – We make our way across the Scotland and England border today. We will be heading towards Canonbie, passing Milltown and Evertown on route. We will then head towards Newcastleton before heading straight up towards Bonchester bridge passing Saughtree before heading out to Chesters and continuing on towards …
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17th July, Mallaig – Glencoe – (70 miles) – Off the ferry and straight into the 3rd leg of the trip. We will leave Mallaig and head on the main road towads Glenfinnan, passing by Arisaig and Druimindarroch. We plan to stop off at Glenfinnan viaduct before heading to Fort William. We would like to …
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12th July, John O Groats – Bettyhill – (59miles) – All geared up for the second leg of this mammoth trip we will head west towards Dunnet. We will head out to Dunnet head lighthouse before heading further west to Thurso. We will follow the coast roads right along passed Dounreay, Strathy then onto Beatty …
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